Species Flavobacterium yabuuchiae

Classification:

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Bacteroidota Flavobacteriia Flavobacteriales Flavobacteriaceae Flavobacterium Flavobacterium yabuuchiae

Name: Flavobacterium yabuuchiae Holmes et al. 1988

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ya.bu.u’chi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. yabuuchiae, of Yabuuchi, named in honor of Eiko Yabuuchi

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um ya-bu-U-k^hi-a͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 26765; D7529; F8081; IFO 14975; LMG 11523; NBRC 14975; NCTC 12113

16S rRNA gene: D14021 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Holmes B, Weaver RE, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. A taxonomic study of Flavobacterium spiritivorum and Sphingobacterium mizutae: proposal of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae sp. nov. and Flavobacterium mizutaii comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:348-353. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingobacterium spiritivorum (Holmes et al. 1982) Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Flavobacterium spiritivorum Holmes et al. 1982	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Sphingobacterium spiritivorum (Holmes et al. 1982) Yabuuchi et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Takeuchi and Yokota (1992), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Flavobacterium spiritivorum Holmes et al. 1982. Publication: Takeuchi M, Yokota A. Proposals of Sphingobacterium faecium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium piscium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium heparinum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium thalpophilum comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingobacterium and synonymy of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae and Sphingobacterium spiritivorum. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 38:465-482. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Takeuchi and Yokota (1992), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingobacterium spiritivorum (Holmes et al. 1982) Yabuuchi et al. 1983. Publication: Takeuchi M, Yokota A. Proposals of Sphingobacterium faecium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium piscium sp. nov., Sphingobacterium heparinum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium thalpophilum comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingobacterium and synonymy of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae and Sphingobacterium spiritivorum. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 38:465-482. 🇯🇵
- ❗ Flavobacterium yabuuchiae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Flavobacterium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Flavobacterium spiritivorum Holmes et al. 1982. Publication: Holmes B, Owen RJ, Hollis DG. Flavobacterium spiritivorum, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:157-165. 🇬🇧
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Holmes B, Weaver RE, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. A taxonomic study of Flavobacterium spiritivorum and Sphingobacterium mizutae: proposal of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae sp. nov. and Flavobacterium mizutaii comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:348-353. 🇬🇧

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